The Riddle
The Riddle, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: What is the question? What is the answer? There's a story here. But it's carefully guarded by this…
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July 19, 2010
Human Pretzel
Pretzel, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: Merrique is a model who is very comfortable with figure work, and who is a Yoga adept. This pose may seem contorted, but…
June 25, 2010
Yosemite View
Yosemite View, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This photo appears in Creative Black & White: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques on pages 118-119. Here's what I wrote…
June 15, 2010
Another View of Kellie
Kellie 3, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As promised, here's another view of Kellie---both in color (below) and after my monochromatic conversion (above). Some other stories with…
May 16, 2010
Portrait of Kellie
Portrait of Kellie - Monochrome, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I have had quite a bit of email related to my stories Kellie and Making Herself Small.…
May 12, 2010
Making Herself Small
Kellie, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I posed Kellie by asking her to make herself as small as possible (not easy for this six foot plus model).…
May 1, 2010
Kellie
Kellie in Monochrome, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Kellie is a model with an obviously attractive physique. She's also a thoughtful young woman who is an omnivorous…
April 28, 2010
Snow in the Forest
Snow in the Forest, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: On a recent trip to Yosemite, snow was falling at the foot of the John Muir…
April 25, 2010
No Take-Backs
Sheer White, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Based on the responses I've got, my story in Nearly Naked Women struck a chord. People were truly worried, which…
April 12, 2010
Birth of a Frond
Unfurling, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Delicately unfurling, this young fiddlehead fern frond promises birth. Its curl is a precursor to motion, the potential energy of a…
April 8, 2010
Come Back to the Valley
Come Back to the Valley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's spring here in Berkeley, but winter still clings to the mountains. On a recent trip to…
April 7, 2010
Hurrrell Lighting
Hurrrell Lighting, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Martha Blanchfield of Renegade Photo Shoots organized a most excellent workshop on Hurrell lighting. Led by photographer Rafael Hernandez, the…
April 4, 2010
Lines and Shadows
Lines and Shadows, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In a monochrome, life is about edges, lines, and dark (black) or light (white) masses of shapes. The interplay…
March 26, 2010
Monochromatic Ranunculus
Monochromatic Ranunculus, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Sometimes old-fashioned black and white works best. Not that there's anything really old-fashioned about digital monochromatic imagery. As I explain…
March 23, 2010
Gauze Curtain
Gauze Curtain, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Photographing this model through a gauze curtain conceals---and at the same time gently reveals. Lit by one strobe to the…
March 19, 2010
Waiting
Waiting, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. My Mom came back from giving a workshop in Guatemala. Late last night found me at SFO to pick her up.…
March 9, 2010
Converting to Black & White
Courtyard, photo by Harold Davis. For a preview of my upcoming Creative Black & White: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques check out Converting to Black & White, the most recent…
March 7, 2010
Nautilus Solarization
Nautilus Solarization, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This a digital solarization of my black and white Nautilus shell image. The technique is explained in my new book…
March 3, 2010